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So I am wondering what people have observed about the length of the window that a female BRB is receptive? Typically when I see mating it only lasts for a couple weeks to a month for each female. However, I have this one girl who has been allowing the male to mate with her for over two months. She has been mated in years past, but has yet to produce a litter. Is this just inexperience?

I haven't been breeding BRBs for very long, so not sure if it is normal for a female to go this long.

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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Typical for mine is 2 - 4 weeks, sometimes longer, sometimes not seen at all. Longest this year was 51 days. Possible the male could be sensing a receptive female in the area and latching onto whatever female he can? Or maybe her cycle just goes long.

In prior years the same 51 day female went 16 days and 39 days so does not seem to be always be the same for an individual.

I know Mike bred one of his males to my female for one day and produced 17 babies so timing is everything.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats